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Chris Silk was one of four
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named to the D3football.com
All-South Region team. |
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gary Holden, Sports Info.
Director
(540) 365-4306
December 20, 2005
D3football.com
Honors
Four
Panthers
FERRUM, Va. –
D3football.com has announced its All-Region teams, and Ferrum College
had four players named to the 2005 All-South Region Team.
2005 D3football.com All-South Region Team
Senior OL
Brian Michaelsen (Oxford,
N.C./J.F. Webb), junior tight end
Chris Silk (Ashland,
Va./Patrick Henry) and junior OL
Pete Bowyer (Goode,
Va./Jefferson Forest) were
all named to the All-South Region second team. All three earned
All-Conference first teams honors in the USA South Athletic Conference
this season.
Michaelsen and Bowyer anchored Ferrum's offensive line this season, helping the
Panthers finish #1 in he nation in rushing offense at 361.4 yards per
game. Ferrum also finished 14th in scoring offense (39.9 ppg) and
15th in total offense (458.2 ypg).
Silk made 12 receptions this season for 293 yards and seven TDs.
In three seasons, he has converted 20 of his 36 receptions into
touchdowns. For his career, Silk averages an impressive 22.7 yards
per reception.
Senior RB Terrell
Mulford (North Garden, Va./Charlottesville), has been named to the
All-South Region third team. Ferrum's first running back to rush for over 1,000
yards since the 1989 season, Mulford earned All-Conference first team
honors this season after rushing for 1,079
yards and 15 TDs.
Ferrum shared the 2005 USA South football title this year and earned the
league's automatic berth into the NCAA Division III playoffs. It
was Ferrum's fifth overall trip to the playoffs, but the first since
1990. Coach Dave Davis, who was named the 2005 USA South Football
Coach of the Year, led the Panthers to a 9-2 record this season,
including a 6-1 mark against USA South opponents.
D3football.com's
All-Region teams are selected in a balloting by regional sports
information directors and D3football.com staff from a list of 163
Division III nominating schools. A total of 75 players was
chosen for the 2005 All-South Region team.
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